Boeing to cut 20000 more jobs amid Asian crisis
Boeing plans to trim 20,000 more workers over two years as demand dulls for several commercial jets due to Asia’s currency crisis. The total reduction reaches 48,000, about 20 percent of the June peak, with production adjusted across 747, 757, 767, and 777 lines while 737 output rises to 24 a month.
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Seattle
Boeing Co
Boeing
Asia
Alan Mulally
Boeing Commercial Airplane Group
Boeing Company
Renton
Wash
Epilepsy drug may ease nerve pain from diabetes and shingles
New studies in JAMA show gabapentin may relieve chronic nerve pain from diabetes and shingles, matching traditional treatments in effectiveness but with fewer side effects. The trials involve hundreds of patients across twenty sites, with mixed results on sleep and pain relief, and call for further research.
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Chicago
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Phillip A. Low
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Low
Rose M. Dotson
Dotson
Miami-Dade Reinstates Gay Rights Ordinance In 7-6 Vote
Miami-Dade County narrowly approves a civil rights law barring workplace and housing discrimination based on sexual orientation. The ordinance adds sexual orientation to protected categories, excludes small employers and certain housing and religious groups, and marks a return to progress after Anita Bryant's 1977 campaign.
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Miami-Dade County
Miami
Anita Bryant
New Life
Miami- Dade County
Bryant
Save Our Children
Jesse Brooks
Save Dade
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